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Engine

Faced with spending $1000-2000 to fix an old, inefficient, weak engine, I opted instead to pay more to have a brand new 2.0L Jetta engine installed.

When new, the old engine developed 85HP and got 16-19MPG.
The new engine develops 118HP and gets 22-24 MPG!
And it's kinda pretty too.

For more info on the engine conversion, see http://www.tiico.com/prod04.htm

Since I had the transmission rebuilt, I also chose to put a "taller" 4th gear. This and larger tires provide an 8% higher gear ratio for smoother highway cruising.
Old Engine.jpg
Old Engine.jpg		 New Engine.jpg
New Engine.jpg		 New Engine Side.jpg
New Engine Side.jpg		 New Engine Top.jpg
New Engine Top.jpg
New Engine Mounting Plate.jpg
New Engine Mounting Plate.jpg		 At Volks Cafe.jpg
At Volks Cafe.jpg

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T. Ornado 30-Mar-2005 03:05
cheesie.your obviously not a mechanic or anything close to an inventor, so i'll cut you pleentty-o slack there.opting for the "jetta eng." was a completely un-creative choice,hopefully exstremely little concideration,brain power went into your preferable option,(of the 100's,mostly dinasour burning internal combustion junk that litters our planet,avail. to you!).Suggestion; Don't let your, ah-hum-emmm hawk fooie,inovation? or my/anyones criticizm get the better of your,as Ty would put it, your "fradgile male ego syndrome"(c)Ty Furlanic 1984,(the 1 and only Ty Furlanic ever on planet earth),and bumb you up,dude.You made an effort!Don't stop there.Your just beginning to acknowledge,via pic's,dreams,hearsay,thoughts & images of the tip of the proverbial iceberg.Adding the gear for cruise advantage was cool too.Just imagine what more you could do & if you don't do it,someone will.Either way,it's a good thing.I'm sure you've inspired others in some meaningful way to some marked degree.It's likly you'll never know who,how,when,where,why,etc.,but you have made a difference towards the betterment of humans & our distructive tendencies towards their/our mother,our mother earth.That can only be a good thing.
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